Meanwhile Chinese researchers, not bothered by any of those morality concerns...
China has moral concerns. They just reach a different conclusion. After weighing the potential benefits to millions of potential beneficiaries against the risk to a handful of patients (who are informed consenting adults), I don't think their conclusion is wrong.
The West is cautious about medical experimentation because of historical abuses such as the Tuskegee experiments, and Nazi experiments. The Chinese don't have the same cultural baggage.
Or I completely misunderstood the summary because I don't know medicine.
TFA is not much better. It is horrible journalism. It is unclear if the "AI" is actually better, with false positives and false negatives rates mingled together. It also seems to say that the humans and AI were shown DIFFERENT IMAGES, and that the humans were given additional information that the AI did not have. So the comparison of results may be meaningless.
The only thing that can be said with certainty is that CBS produces some garbage journalism.
Omnipresent regulation and laws detailing all aspects of life
Burdensome regulation is bad. But regulation to prevent abuse of monopoly power is justified. If I had a choice of a dozen ISPs, then the market could sort this out. But I have a "choice" of one.
If they raise pay, much of it is taxed away by payroll taxes (SS, SSDI, unemployment tax, etc) and is taxable income for the employee. Many of Walmart's employees qualify for EITC, and higher pay will push them out of that bracket. For every dollar extra that Walmart pays, about 60 cents ends up in the employee's pocket.
Tuition assistance avoids these problems. A dollar in is a dollar out.
I am, but I wouldn't even consider working at a Chinese company anyway.
No, I mean many American companies will auto-reject any resume with a photo. Hiring someone with a photo on their resume leaves them open to charges of bias.
Even NOT hiring someone with a photo is bad because the applicant can sue and claim bias, since you saw their race and age. But if you have an auto-reject policy, you avoid that trap.
If you are an American applying at American companies, including a photo on your resume is a bad idea.
Your computer in 2018 essentially works the same as your computer from 1978.
In 1978, "my computer" worked by handing a deck of punch cards to the operator and then coming back 30 minutes later to pick up the print out that said there was a syntax error on line 447.
One of the chief complains about electronic voting systems is an inability to audit the system to ensure that it truly is accurate and fair.
No. This is nonsense.
It is trivial to design a voting system that is fair and can be audited for accuracy. It is also easy to design a system with secret ballots. It is only hard to design a voting system that has BOTH.
Since this is an open ballot, with full transparency of who voted for what, accurate vote counting is not an issue.
Things will be more expensive, but there will be more jobs
No. There will not be "more jobs". Look, protectionism isn't a "new" idea. It has been tried over and over throughout history. In fact, it has been more the norm than the exception. It hurts the economies of both importers and exporters, and leads to job losses and lower living standards.
Comparing to America? Why? It is supremely idiotic to believe America is some shining beacon of women's rights.
Compared to China, it is. America has its "#metoo" movement, while China has its "#woyeshi" movement. But there is a big difference: The Chinese women that have outed sexual abusers in powerful positions have nearly all done it from OUTSIDE CHINA, where they feel safe from retaliation. It is only after they have permanent residency overseas that they finally feel free to speak out.
has ever been dumb enough to give money to a street performer?
I have, many times, and in many cities. If they put on a good show, and make me laugh, I am happy to contribute a few bucks to their livelihood and keep street culture alive.
Except this is not the first. WeChat and AliPay can be used to pay street performers, beggars, homeless bums, etc., and unlike this scheme, they don't require an expensive reader. Just a QR sticker that can be printed out for about 2 cents, and placed on the performer's sign.
Power Supply - $2 each in bulk. Or the students can use their cell phone chargers. SD Card for File System - $2 each in bulk for 2GB SD cards. Keyboard - $2 each at Goodwill Display - $5 at Goodwill, or free from Craigslist if you carry them away Network infrastructure - How many schools don't have Wifi? curriculum - Free from Khan Academy
When you have a poor school...
This is mostly a myth. School spending in America is far more progressive than you think. There are state and federal programs to level funding disparities, and in most states poorer students get more funding than richer students. Schools in poor communities have big problems, but money isn't the root cause.
Has anyone started a crowd sourced list for teaching plumbing or welding yet?
There is no need, because these are already taught.
I learned "stick" arc welding in high school as part of a metal working class. It was the second most useful class that I took in HS. The first was touch typing.
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Sending your military unasked onto another country's soil is generally considered to be a hostile act, even if no shots are fired.
What if they don't agree on who owns what soil? There are plenty of border disputes in the world.
There is no clear line between "offensive" and "defensive" war.
Meanwhile Chinese researchers, not bothered by any of those morality concerns ...
China has moral concerns. They just reach a different conclusion. After weighing the potential benefits to millions of potential beneficiaries against the risk to a handful of patients (who are informed consenting adults), I don't think their conclusion is wrong.
The West is cautious about medical experimentation because of historical abuses such as the Tuskegee experiments, and Nazi experiments. The Chinese don't have the same cultural baggage.
China has way more traffic deaths than America. Although they drive less, they have about twice the per capita death rate.
List of countries by traffic deaths
Or I completely misunderstood the summary because I don't know medicine.
TFA is not much better. It is horrible journalism. It is unclear if the "AI" is actually better, with false positives and false negatives rates mingled together. It also seems to say that the humans and AI were shown DIFFERENT IMAGES, and that the humans were given additional information that the AI did not have. So the comparison of results may be meaningless.
The only thing that can be said with certainty is that CBS produces some garbage journalism.
Who cares? I want an accurate fast cheap diagnosis.
Go read Yelp reviews for doctors. 95% of the bad reviews are because of rude office staff. The competence of the doctor is irrelevant to their rating.
I think tuition support is a taxable benefit.
The first $5250 per year is not taxable. Most of the tuition is going to community colleges, where tuition is not very expensive.
Little known fact - Netflix's entire Internet costs would be $100 per month if NN were in force!
NN was in force for years. Did Netflix pay $100 per month during that time? Of course not, because you are full of crap.
you could not charge larger users more than lesser users.
This is complete bullcrap. Why would you believe something so stupid and nonsensical? Do you have any idea what NN is?
Omnipresent regulation and laws detailing all aspects of life
Burdensome regulation is bad. But regulation to prevent abuse of monopoly power is justified. If I had a choice of a dozen ISPs, then the market could sort this out. But I have a "choice" of one.
Not to mention that unlike payroll, this is very likely a tax write-off for the company
Payroll is a tax write-off, just like any other business expense.
If they raise pay, much of it is taxed away by payroll taxes (SS, SSDI, unemployment tax, etc) and is taxable income for the employee. Many of Walmart's employees qualify for EITC, and higher pay will push them out of that bracket. For every dollar extra that Walmart pays, about 60 cents ends up in the employee's pocket.
Tuition assistance avoids these problems. A dollar in is a dollar out.
Give a nice wedding ring, but not expensive.
I think you are preaching to the wrong audience.
They are not "like" a caricature of evil. They are evil.
Well, to be fair, it's not like people are starving because they can't afford diamonds.
I am, but I wouldn't even consider working at a Chinese company anyway.
No, I mean many American companies will auto-reject any resume with a photo. Hiring someone with a photo on their resume leaves them open to charges of bias.
Even NOT hiring someone with a photo is bad because the applicant can sue and claim bias, since you saw their race and age. But if you have an auto-reject policy, you avoid that trap.
If you are an American applying at American companies, including a photo on your resume is a bad idea.
Your computer in 2018 essentially works the same as your computer from 1978.
In 1978, "my computer" worked by handing a deck of punch cards to the operator and then coming back 30 minutes later to pick up the print out that said there was a syntax error on line 447.
One of the chief complains about electronic voting systems is an inability to audit the system to ensure that it truly is accurate and fair.
No. This is nonsense.
It is trivial to design a voting system that is fair and can be audited for accuracy. It is also easy to design a system with secret ballots. It is only hard to design a voting system that has BOTH.
Since this is an open ballot, with full transparency of who voted for what, accurate vote counting is not an issue.
Hasn't worked for 40 years. Explain that.
The US economy has more than doubled in the last 40 years.
Things will be more expensive, but there will be more jobs
No. There will not be "more jobs". Look, protectionism isn't a "new" idea. It has been tried over and over throughout history. In fact, it has been more the norm than the exception. It hurts the economies of both importers and exporters, and leads to job losses and lower living standards.
I put my photo on my resume.
Are you American? If so, at many companies your resume will be automatically discarded.
Comparing to America? Why? It is supremely idiotic to believe America is some shining beacon of women's rights.
Compared to China, it is. America has its "#metoo" movement, while China has its "#woyeshi" movement. But there is a big difference: The Chinese women that have outed sexual abusers in powerful positions have nearly all done it from OUTSIDE CHINA, where they feel safe from retaliation. It is only after they have permanent residency overseas that they finally feel free to speak out.
has ever been dumb enough to give money to a street performer?
I have, many times, and in many cities. If they put on a good show, and make me laugh, I am happy to contribute a few bucks to their livelihood and keep street culture alive.
Except this is not the first. WeChat and AliPay can be used to pay street performers, beggars, homeless bums, etc., and unlike this scheme, they don't require an expensive reader. Just a QR sticker that can be printed out for about 2 cents, and placed on the performer's sign.
Now "Sorry, I don't carry cash" is no excuse.
You can claim that your cell battery is dead.
Power Supply - $2 each in bulk. Or the students can use their cell phone chargers.
SD Card for File System - $2 each in bulk for 2GB SD cards.
Keyboard - $2 each at Goodwill
Display - $5 at Goodwill, or free from Craigslist if you carry them away
Network infrastructure - How many schools don't have Wifi?
curriculum - Free from Khan Academy
When you have a poor school ...
This is mostly a myth. School spending in America is far more progressive than you think. There are state and federal programs to level funding disparities, and in most states poorer students get more funding than richer students. Schools in poor communities have big problems, but money isn't the root cause.
schools in areas that cannot afford sufficient computers for training students
A Raspberry Pi Zero costs $5.
Has anyone started a crowd sourced list for teaching plumbing or welding yet?
There is no need, because these are already taught.
I learned "stick" arc welding in high school as part of a metal working class. It was the second most useful class that I took in HS. The first was touch typing.